About block 961,139
Bitcoin block 961,139 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC, 8 min 11 s after block 961,138. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,507 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0172 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1422 BTC for this block.
Block 961,139 is number 1,524 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 492 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,861 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,491 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.